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bocca

/ˈbɒkə/

bocca noun: the round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.

Noun

bocca (plural boccas)

  1. The round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.
    • The second partition divides this from the leer or annealing furnace; through the boccas, or working holes,(Can we date this quote?), Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia Volum 16

Forms of bocca

pluralboccas

Origin of bocca

Borrowed from Italian bocca (“mouth”). Doublet of bouche.

Phrases with bocca

Words that rhyme with bocca

Questions about bocca

What does bocca mean?
Bocca means the round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.
What part of speech is bocca?
Bocca is a noun.
How do you pronounce bocca?
Bocca is pronounced /ˈbɒkə/.
What is the plural of bocca?
The plural of bocca is boccas.

Words near bocca in the dictionary

  1. bocaux
  2. bocaviral
  3. bocavirus
  4. bocaviruses
  5. Bocboc
  6. bocca
  7. Bocca Tigris
  8. Boccaccian
  9. Boccaccio
  10. boccale
  11. boccales

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